Links for you. Science:
Top WHO scientist suspended amid claims of ‘misogynistic p—ing circle’
Sea life bounced back fast after the ‘mother of mass extinctions’
COVID-19 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better?
Long-term effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against infections, hospitalisations, and mortality in adults: findings from a rapid living systematic evidence synthesis and meta-analysis up to December, 2022
Correlates of symptomatic remission among individuals with post-COVID-19 condition
Solved: 500-year-old mystery about bubbles that puzzled Leonardo da Vinci
Other:
The mounting, undeniable Me Too backlash. How Susan Faludi’s feminist classic predicted this moment.
Why There Was No Racial Reckoning
Racial Disparities In D.C. HIV/AIDS Cases Widened During Pandemic, Report Says
The mystery of the disappearing vacation day
Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds
Instagram’s sex censorship sweeps up educators, adult stars and sex workers
Republicans Are Utterly Devoid of Ideas (Except the Ones They Take from Democrats)
A Proposed Catholic Charter School Is New Test for Religion and Public Education
Inside the Heart of ChatGPT’s Darkness
The old restaurant model is toast
God Did the World a Favor by Destroying Twitter
Roberto Clemente book removed from Florida public schools pending review over discrimination references
‘It’s just crazy’: Republicans attack US child labor laws as violations rise (businesses are desperate to not pay workers more…)
7 problems facing Bing, Bard, and the future of AI search
GOP Congressional Hearing Accidentally Debunks ‘Twitter Files’
ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web
How fixing the fire code can help California’s housing crisis — and improve our architecture
Your Liberal Media
DeSantis Went Further Than Paul Ryan on Social Security
The Future Is Leisure
The groomers are at it again
So How Does Someone Go From A Devout Conservative Christian For 13 Years To A Berniecrat? (as those of us who have dealt with creationism know, it typically takes a major betrayal by an authority figure or institution–in this case, a bad marriage leading to disillusionment with her church)
The Various Ways to Eliminate and Gut Social Security
What’s wrong with Thomas Sowell?
As Popular Metro Watchdog App Shuts Down, Transit Agency Promises More Transparency On Service Performance (Metro should just take it over and fund it)